Jonathan Ross tops the Twitter 'Most Influential' List

Chat show host Jonathan Ross has topped a list of the 'most influential Twitterers', The Telegraph reports. The list is complied based not just on how many followers a person has, but also on the number of replies, how many times their name is mentioned, etc.

'The future is going to be very exciting'

"The head of Google's new university, Ray Kurzweil believes the advance of technology will solve the energy crisis, upgrade the human genome and even lead to everlasting life". The Guardian's Ed Pilkington met futurist Ray Kurzweil for a chat, and found out the inventor's plans for everlasting life.

The rise and rise of e-readers

Amazon's latest iteration of its e-book reader, the wireless Kindle DX, is more than double the size of the original and is aimed at viewing newspapers. The BBC suggests that this latest launch points to a time where the lines between digital and analogue publishing begins to blur.

Social sites eclipse email use

Social network sites such as Facebook and MySpace are now more popular than personal email, according to a report on the BBC.

Collins looks to Bebo generation for 'piff' ideas for new dictionary

Anyone over 21 might struggle on Bebo, the social networking site that's as popular with UK teens as Facebook is with office workers. Publisher HarperCollins has teamed up with Bebo, reports the Guardian, to tap some of that "youth juice", calling on the social networking site's audience of more than 10 million UK web users to suggest cool slang words for the next edition of the Collins English Dictionary.

Samsung Blue Earth: Solar Powered Phone

Just when you thought phones could not get any greener, here comes Samsung with its eco-friendly phone called the Blue Earth that takes the theme to a new level, says Techtree.com. The Pebble shaped handset is made from recycled plastic and has an "eco-mode" which will optimise Bluetooth, screen brightness and backlight duration.

Coder's Half-Million-Dollar Baby Proves iPhone Gold Rush Is Still On

An iPhone app developer has reached the half-million-dollar mark with his game for Apple's smartphone, Wired reports. iShoot reached number one on the paid-for apps list three weeks ago and has stayed there ever since. The secret to success? A Lite version made available for free, once users were hooked they were willing to shell out the $3 for the full version.

Microsoft offers $250,000 reward to find worm creator

Microsoft has put a price of $250,000 on the head of the creator of the Conficker internet worm, the Times reports. Conficker, which is spreading through unprotected PCs via the internet and external storage devices, is the latest piece of malware to hit PCs running the Microsoft Windows software.

Queen launches new-look website

The Queen is to relaunch her website at a reception in the company of Sir Tim Berners-Lee. The royal site, which started in 1997, will include more video material as well as historical documents. At present about 250,000 people worldwide visit the site each week.